(2) Of the 5.25% combined local rate due and to be collected, 2.00% is due and must be remitted to Lafayette Parish. The remaining 3.25% local sales tax is due and must be remitted to Acadia Parish.

(3) Of the 6.00% combined local rate due and to be collected, 2.50% is due and must be remitted to Lafayette Parish. The remaining 3.50% local sales tax is due and must be remitted to St. Martin Parish.

(2) Of the 5.25% combined local rate due and to be collected, 2.00% is due and must be remitted to Lafayette Parish. The remaining 3.25% local sales tax is due and must be remitted to Acadia Parish.

(3) Of the 6.00% combined local rate due and to be collected, 2.50% is due and must be remitted to Lafayette Parish. The remaining 3.50% local sales tax is due and must be remitted to St. Martin Parish.

Contact Information

Physical Address: 411 E. Vermillion St. Lafayette, LA 70501

Mailing Address: P. O. Box 3883 Lafayette, LA 70502

Phone: (337) 521-7353Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Sales Tax DirectorWebsite:Lafayette Parish School System

Vendors Compensation Rate for multiple columns have increased. See the table below for more information.

Column

Old Rate

New Rate

3

0.800%

0.830%

4

0.440%

0.550%

6

N/A

0.200%

7

0.220%

0.350%

10

N/A

0.200%

11

0.200%

0.330%

12

0.200%

0.330%

13

N/A

0.150%

Sales Tax Rate Increase: Effective 4/1/2015

Voters in Lafayette Parish have approved and the Lafayette City-Parish Council has adopted an ordinance providing for the levy within the Parish of Lafayette a one percent (1%) sales and use tax upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Parish of Lafayette, all as defined by law. The tax shall not be collected on food and prescription drug items exempted from state sales and use taxes under RS 47:305D(4).

This additional tax will be effective beginning on April 1, 2015 and will end on November 30, 2015.

Find an Address Within Lafayette Parish(Note: This link only verifies if the address is located within the parish or city limits. It does not indicate TIF zones, EDD districts, St. Martin addresses annexed into the city of Broussard, or Acadia Parish addresses indexed into the Town of Duscon. These addresses must be individually verified using the address documents in the Forms section below.

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